The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20
A FIGHT WITH WHISPERS
CRENSHAW AND CHAPMAN AGAIN
IN A CLINCH.

The Collector GeJs the Agent Where
the Hair is Short and Pulls 1t Out by
the Roots-Gov. Gordon Declines to
Accede to Gov. Richardson's Wishes.
ATLANTA, GA, April 10.-The following
decisions in the Supreme Court were handed
down to-day:
Georgia railroad VS. Z. P Berry; from
Jones. Affirmed.
Georgia railroad VS.. James Phillips, AT
frmed.
w. T, Pearson VS., J. C. Durham, ct al.
from Putnam. Affirmed
R. NJ. Brooks, ct al, VS., R. G. Mathews
from Pike. Reversed
The difficulty between Collector Cren-
shaw and Revenue Agent Chapman was re-
newed in the office of the former to-day,
where lively encounter took place. Mr..
Chapman went into the Collectors Office in
side the railing which, shuts OFF the clerks
department from the public Mr.. Crenshaw
asked what he wanted. Mr.. Chapman re-
piled, certain official information. Mr..
Crenshaw ordered him out of the private
railing, saying that when he was outside
the information would be given. MIR.
N'ittihhth iCNihCb W. Sp, ClhlulilS llltth a
revenue agent had perfect right in the
office.
CRENsHAw CLINCHEs.
Crenshaw advanced upon him and took
hold of him to put him out, when Mr..
Chapman struck him. Mr. Crenshaw seized
him by the whiSlIers and gouged at his eyes.
In the struggle they fell to the floor Mr..
Crenshaw holding on to the whiskers and still
punching Mr., Chapman's face and eyes.
They were finally parted by clerks in the
office. Mr.. Chapman, who lost a handful
of whiskers and was considerably bruised
about the face and eyes, washed the blood
off, obtained the information he came for
and went out. The affair created some ex-
citement i'll the custom house, 1t is not
known what further trouble will come out
of it, but it is supposed the department at
Washington will take some prompt action.
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Gordon declined to-day to take any
action in the Blackwood kidnapping case.
The Governor of South Carolina requested
the Governor to order Blackwoods release,
but finding that the Governor has no au-
thority requested that he would refer the
matter to the Judiciary Department. An
arrangement had been made for "A meeting
at Augusta between the South Carolina and
Georgia Attorney Generals to confer about
has advised the Governor that such a con
ference would be useless and gives it as his
opinion that there is no precedent in
Georgia for taking the steps requested
by Gov Richardson. Gov Gordon
has notified Gov. Richardson that be de
clines to interfere. Similar cases between
Pennsylvania and Michigan and New York
and Pennsylvania sustain the position takeT
by South Carolina The question WIN now
be brought up before the courts
The Savannah Fire and Marine Insurance
Company filed statement with the Comp
troller to-day and applied for license to dc
business.
FIRING ON A NEGRO.
Night watchman A. j. Wiley, of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
shot three times at negro plumber named
Marshall Heard, who came to his house this
afternoon to do some work and was imperti-
nent to his wife. The negro screamed
jumped the fence, ran off and has not been
seen since. Wiley was arrested
Miss Robbins and another girl, whose
name is unknown, were thrown from a
dump cart and painfully hurt at Grants
Park this afternoon.
Willis Reagan gave the car accountants a
bouquet at the Capital City Club tonight.
II was brilliant affair.